Rock Garden Plant Index: S

Ivydene Gardens Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Gallery: Rock Garden Plant Index: S
Botanical Plant Name	Suit-ability	Type	Height and Spread in Inches	Soil	Position and Pro-tection	Flower Colour / Nearest Colour Wheel - Flowers Colour		Months of Flowering	Propa-gation
SALIX
apoda (male form)	A	SD	1 X 8	A	Sun	Rose-pink		April	RC
arbuscula	A	SD	4 x 6	A	Sun	Yellow		April	RC
humilis	A	SD	2 X 6	A	Sun	Yellow		April	RC
x boydii	A	SD	6 X 4	A	Sun	Light Yellow		April	RC
herbacea	A	SD	2 x 6	A	Sun	Yellow		April	RC
reticulata	A	SD	3 x 6	A	Sun	Yellow		May	RC
retusa	A	SD	2 x 8	A	Sun	Yellow		May	RC
serpyllifolia	A	SD	1 x 8	A	Sun	Yellow		May	RC
SANGUINARIA
Sanguinaria canadensis	C	HP	6 x 6	CN	S	White	......	April-May	SD
flore pleno Sanguinaria canadensis 'Plena'	C	HP	6 x 6	CN	S	White	......	April-May	SD
SAPONARIA
x boissieri	B	HE	3 x 8	A	Sun	Pink		May	GC
caespitosa	B	HE	2 x 6	D	Sun	Pale pink		May	GC
cypria	B	HE	3 x 8	A	Sun	Bright pink		May	GC
ocymoides rubra compacta	B	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	Carmine		May	GC
SAXIFRAGA See further details about about the 9 sections of Saxifraga as described in Rock Garden Plant Lists of Plants Suitable for Rock, Wall and Water Gardens - How to plan and plant them including wall, paved and water gardens by A. Edwards in charge of the rock garden Kew. Published by Ward, Lock & Co. in 1929.	The Book "Silver Saxifrages" by Beryl Bland - "An alpine garden without silver saxifrages is incomplete as no other group of plants can replace them in terms of alpine pedigree, year-round interest, floral beauty, longevity and ease of cultivation. This book, by one of the most knowledgeable and enthusiastic growers of this group of plants tells you all you need to know about them with chapters covering: character and morphology; descriptions of the individual species, hybrids and cultivars; cultivation. The book is well illustrated with many colour plates, exquisite line drawings and distribution maps." from The Alpine Garden Society Bookshop. The Book "Saxifrages - A definitive Guide to the 2,000 species" by Malcolm McGregor is available from The Alpine Garden Society Bookshop. There is no other genus of alpine plants which is more suitable for troughs or scree gardening. Small, compact and, with the exception of the 'mossy' types, never invasive; they are attractive both in and out of flower. The Saxifrage Society is the only international organization dedicated to the best plants in the world; the genus Saxifraga and its relatives. Use their SaxBase to search for the full names of the Saxifrages below:-
x Ada	A	HE	2 x 5	AL	PS	White		April	GC
x affinis	A	HE	1 x 3	AL	PS	White		May	GC
aizoon correvoniana	B	HE	0.5 x 3	AL	Sun C	White		May	GC
aizoon correvoniana hirsuta	A	HE	6 x 5	AL	Sun	White		May	GC
aizoon correvoniana hirtifolia	A	HE	3 x 5	AL	Sun	Creamy-white		May	GC
aizoon correvoniana lagraveana	A	HE	2 x 6	AL	Sun	White		May	GC
aizoon correvoniana minor	A	HE	3 x 6	AL	Sun	Creamy-white		May	GC
aizoon correvoniana minutifolia	A	HE	2 x 6	AL	Sun	Creamy-white		May	GC
aizoon correvoniana venetia	A	HE	1 x 6	AL	Sun	White		May	GC
x allenii	A	HE	1 x 6	AL	PS	Yellow		April	GC
x Amitie	A	HE	1.5 x 8	AL	PS	Lilac		April	GC
x Arco Valleyi	B	HE	1 x 5	AL	PS	Rose		April	GC
aretiodes	B	HE	2 x 4	AL	PS C	Yellow		May	GC
x assimilis	B	HE	1.5 x 4	AL	PS	White		April	GC
x Bellisant	A	HE	1.5 x 4	AL	PS	Rose-pink		April	GC
x bertolonii	B	AL	6 x 4	AL	PS	Purple		April	GC
x biasolettii	B	HE	4 x 6	AL	PS	Red		April	GC
x biegleri	B	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS	White		April	GC
x bilekii	B	HE	1 x 4	AL	PS C	Yellow		April	GC
x borisii	A	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS	Yellow		April	GC
boryi	A	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS	White		April	GC
x boydii	B	HE	3 x 5	AL	PS	Yellow		April	GC
x burnatii	A	HE	4 x 6	AL	Sun C	White		June	GC
burseriana	A	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS	White		May	GC
burseriana 'Brookside'	A	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS	White		May	GC
burseriana crenata	A	HE	1 x 6	AL	PS	White		April	GC
burseriana 'Gloria'	A	HE	4 x 6	AL	PS	White		April	GC
burseriana 'His Majesty'	A	HE	3 x 6	AL	PS	Light pink		April	GC
burseriana minor	B	HE	1 x 4	AL	PS C	White		aPRIL	GC
Saxafraga burseriana 'Sulphurea'	A	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS		......	March	GC
burseriana tridentina	A	HE	3 x 6	AL	PS	White		April	GC
burseriana X 'Buttercup'	A	HE	3 x 6	AL	PS	Yellow		April	GC
caesia	B	HE	2 x 4	AL	PS C	White		May	GC
cartilaginea	A	HE	6 x 6	AL	Sun	White		June	GC
cartilaginea minor	A	HE	3 x 6	AL	Sun C	White		June	GC
cartilaginea x 'Cecile Davis'	A	HE	3 x 6	AL	Sun	White		June	GC
cartilaginea x 'Cerise Queen'	A	HE	1 x 4	AL	PS	Cerise		April	GC
cartilaginea x 'Cherry Trees'	B	HE	2 x 4	AL	PS C	Yellow		April	GC
Saxifraga cochlearis	A	HE	6 x 8	AL	Sun	White	......	June	GC
cochlearis minor	A	HE	2 x 5	AL	Sun C	White		June	GC
cotyledon	B	HE	24 x 12	AL	Sun	White, spotted red		June	GC
	Saxifraga cotyledon and its forms caterhamensis, icelandica, linguaeformis, norvegica, pauciflora and pyramidalis if grown should be confined to a trough or sink on their own where in due season they will give an outstanding display.
x 'Delia'	A	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS	Lilac		April	GC
diapensioides	B	HE	1.5 x 4	AL	Sun C	White		May	GC
diapensioides lutea	B	HE	1.5 x 4	AL	Sun C	Yellow		May	GC
x 'Elysium'	B	HE	1 x 4	AL	PS	Rose-pink		April	GC
x 'Etheline'	B	HE	1 x 4	AL	PS	White		May	GC
x 'Eudoxiana'	A	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS	Yellow		May	GC
x 'Faldonside'	A	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS	Yellow		April	GC
x 'Francis Cade'	A	HE	9 x 9	AL	Sun	White		June	GC
x 'Gem'	B	HE	1 x 4	AL	PS	Pink		April	GC
x 'Gloriosa'	B	HE	1 x 4	AL	PS	Red		April	GC
grisebachii	B	HE	9 x 6	AL	PS P	Pink		April	SGC
x gusmusii	B	HE	4 x 6	AL	PS	Orange		April	GC
x haagii	A	HE	3 x 8	AL	PS	Yellow		April	GC
x 'Harry Marshall'	A	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS	Pink		April	GC
x 'Iris Prichard'	A	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS	Brownish-red		May	GC
Saxifraga x irvingii 'Jenkinsiae'							......	March
x jenkinsae	A	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS	Lilac		April	GC
juniperifolia	B	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS	Yellow		May	GC
x 'Kathleen Pinsent'	A	HE	9 x 6	AL	Sun	Pink		June	GC
x kellereri	B	HE	3 x 6	AL	PS P	Pink		March	GC
x kewensis	A	HE	3 x 6	AL	PS	Lilac		April	GC
kotschyi	B	HE	2 x 5	AL	PS C	Yellow		April	GC
laevis	A	HE	1 x 4	AL	PS	Yellow		May	GC
x landaueri	A	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS	Pink		May	GC
x 'Laurent Ward'	A	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS	Red		April	GC
x leyboldii	B	HE	2 x 5	AL	PS C	White		May	GC
lilacina	B	HE	0.5 x 4	LN	PS	Lilac		April	GC
lingulata (saxifraga callosa ssp callosa)	B	HE	24 x 12	AL	Sun W	White		June	GC
	Saxifraga lingulata and its forms are best by themselves or planted with Saxifraga cotyledon. They can be used as specimens by planting them in a hole made in the side of the trough. The best forms of this species are Saxifraga lingulata albida, australis, bellardii, lantoscana, lantoscana superba.
longifolia	A	HE	24 x 12	AL	Sun W	White		June	S
longifolia x cotyledon	A	HE	24 x 12	AL	Sun W	White		June	GC
longifolia 'Tumbling Waters'	A	HE	24 x 12	AL	Sun W	White		June	GC
marginata	A	HE	2 x 4	AL	PS	White		April	GC
marginata coriophylla	B	HE	1 x 3	AL	PS C	White		April	GC
marginata karadzicensis	B	HE	1 x 3	AL	PS C	White		June	GC
marginata rocheliana	B	HE	1 x 3	AL	PS C	White		May	GC
marginata rocheliana purpurea	B	HE	1.5 x 4	AL	PS	Buds red, white		May	GC
mariae-theresiae	B	HE	3 x 4	AL	PS	Purple		April	GC
media	B	HE	4 x 6	AL	PS	Pink		April	GC
x megasaeflora	B	HE	2 x 4	AL	PS C	Rose		April	GC
x 'Myra'	A	HE	1 x 4	AL	PS	Red		April	GC
x obristii	A	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS	White		April	GC
oppositifolia	A	HE	1 x 9	AL	S	Purplish-red		May	GCS
oppositifolia alba	A	HE	1 x 6	AL	PS	White		May	GC
oppositifolia blepharophylla	A	HE	1 x 6	AN	PS	Purplish-red		May	GC
oppositifolia coccinea	A	HE	1 x 8	AL	PS	Red		May	GC
oppositifolia latina	A	HE	1 x 6	AL	PS	Purplish-red		May	GC
oppositifolia 'W. A. Clark'	A	HE	1 x 6	AL	PS	Purple		May	GC
Saxifraga oppositifolia 'Splendens'							......	April
oppositifolia 'Wetterhorn Variety'	A	HE	1 x 6	AL	PS	Red		May	GC
x paulinae	A	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS	Yellow		April	GC
x petraschii	A	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS	White		April	GC
porophylla	B	HE	4 x 4	AL	PS C P	Pink		April	GCS
porophylla montenegrina	B	HE	4 x 4	AL	PS C P	Pink		April	GCS
porophylla 'Okol Form'	B	HE	4 x 4	AL	PS C P	Purple		April	GCS
porophylla thessalica	B	HE	4 x 4	AL	PS C P	Pink		April	GCS
pravislavia	B	HE	2 x 4	AL	PS	Yellow		May	GC
x 'Primulaize'	B	HE	2 x 4	AL	S	Red		June	GC
x 'Priory Jewel'	B	HE	1 x 3	AL	PS C	Pink		April	GC
x prosenii	A	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS	Orange		May	GC
x pungens	B	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS C	Yellow		May	GC
retusa	A	HE	0.5 x 6	AL	PS	Red		May	GC
x 'Riverslea'	A	HE	1 x 6	AL	PS	Rose		April	GC
x rosinae	A	HE	1 x 6	AL	PS	White		April	GC
x rubella	A	HE	1 x 6	AL	PS	Pink		May	GC
sancta	B	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS C	Yellow		April	GC
scardica	B	HE	3 x 6	AL	HS C	White		April	GC
scardica obtusa	B	HE	2 x 5	AL	PS C	White		April	GC
schelleri	A	HE	1 x 4	AL	PS	White		April	GC
x schleicheri	A	HE	1 x 4	AL	PS	White		April	GC
x schreineri	A	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS	White		May	GC
scleropoda	A	HE	2 x 4	AL	PS	Yellow		May	GC
x 'Simplicity'	A	HE	1 x 4	AL	PS	White		April	GC
x 'Sonia Prichard'	A	HE	2 X 4	AL	PS	Purple		April	GC
Saxifraga 'Southside Seedling	A	HE	3 x 9	A	Sun	White, red centre	......	May	C
spruneri	B	HE	2 x 8	AL	PS P	White		May	GC
squarrosa	A	HE	2 x 4	AL	PS C	White		May	GC
stribrnyi	A	HE	3 x 3	AL	PS	Pink		May	GC
stribrnyi zollikoferi	A	HE	3 x 3	AL	PS	Pink		May	GC
x suendermannii	A	HE	2 x 5	AL	PS	Rose		May	GC
x suendermannii major	A	HE	2 x 5	AL	PS	Rose		May	GC
x suendermannii purpurea	A	HE	2 x 5	AL	PS	Rose		May	GC
x tiroliensis	A	HE	1.5 x 4	AL	PS C	White		May	GC
tombeanensis	A	HE	2 x 6	AL	PS	White		June	GC
valdensis	A	HE	0.5 x 3	AL	PS	White		June	GC
vandellii	B	HE	2 x 3	AL	PS C P	White		May	GC
SCHIVERECKIA
podolica	B	SSE	2 x 4	A	Sun	White		May	GC
SCHIZOCODON
soldanelloides (Shortia soldanelloides)	C	SSE	4 x 8	CN	S	Deep rose		April	DS
soldanelloides alpinus	C	SSE	1 x 6	CN	S	Deep rose		April	D
soldanelloides ilicifolius	C	SSE	3 x 6	CN	S	Rose-pink		April	DS
soldanelloides ilicifolius albus	C	SSE	3 x 6	CN	S	White		April	D
soldanelloides magnus	C	SSE	2 x 8	CN	S	Rose-pink		April	D
SCILLA	"Scilla ("to wound, harm") was a term used by Hippocrates in reference to the roots, which contain a violent poison. "Scilla", as commonly used by the Greeks and Romans, originally was given to to the plant now known as Urginea maritima.The basic difference between Scilla and Urginea is in the flower colour, Scilla being blue and purple (with white forms), which colours are not found in Urginea. The flowers are small and carried on stems of varying heights and are usually in a many-flowerd raceme but occasionally of only a few. The leaves are linear to lanceolate and are produced at soil level.." from Bulbs Volume II, I-Z by John E. Bryan (ISBN 0-7470-0231-2). CULTIVATION Compost B is suitable and the bulbs can be potted up from August to September, 1 inch (2.5 cms) apart, 1 inch deep. The pans should be plunged in a frame and covered with peat or ashes until growth commences, then brought into the house for flowering. Normal supply of water until growth dies away then dry; feed bi-weekly with liquid manue. PROPAGATION By offsets removed when potting, or seed sown in compost 2, September; they will take 3 to 4 years to flower from seed. Repot every year in fresh compost. August-September. " from Collector's Alpines by Royton E. Heath published in 1964 by Collingridge Limited. The Alpine Garden Society has a discussion thread menu page on Scilla with links to thread menu pages on respective topics, which then connect you to the thread pages about that topic - written by their members.
autumnalis	A	B	4 x 2	CN	Sun	Rose		September	DS
bifolia	A	B	4 x 2	B	Sun	Blue		March	DS
Scilla siberica	A	B	4 x 2	B	Sun	Blue	..............	April-May	DS
verna	A	B	4 x 2	B	Sun	Light blue		March	DS
SEDUM	This a race of plants which must be used with care in small troughs for a number are very rampant; although normally they are easy to remove, every small fleshy leaf left behind is a potential new plant. Flowers can generally be ignored for it is the foliage which provides the colour. Enviromat Sedum Matting - A great way to create a living green roof and an ideal low maintenance landscaping material.
anglicum	A	HE	3 x 6	A	Sun	White		June	D
brevifolium	A	HE	1 x 4	A	Sun	White		June	D
dasyphyllum	A	HE	2 x 6	A	Sun	Pinkish		June	D
dasyphyllum glanduliferum	A	HE	2 x 6	A	Sun	Pink		June	D
dasyphyllum macrophyllum	A	HE	2 x 6	A	Sun	Pink		June	D
Sedum hispanicum							......	June-July
hispanicum aureum	A	Annual	2 x 6	A	Sun	Pink		June	D
hispanicum aureum minus	A	Annual	1 x 6	A	Sun	Pink		June	D
hobsonii	A	HP	1 x 4	A	Sun	Pink		June	DS
lydium	A	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	White		June	DS
multiceps	A	SD	6 x 6	A	Sun	Yellow		June	GCS
nevii	A	HE	3 x 6	A	Sun	White		June	D
pilosum	a	Bien-nial	2 x 6	A	Sun C	Pink		May	S
primuloides	A	SD	3 x 6	A	Sun	White		August	C
reflexum cristatum	A	HE	3 x 6	A	Sun	...		...	C
sempervivoides	A	HE	6 x 4	A	Sun	Crimson		May	S
spathulifolium	A	HE	3 x 6	A	Sun	Yellow		June	D
Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco'	A	HE	2 x 6	A	Sun	Yellow	......	July-September	D
spathulifolium purpureum	A	HE	3 x 6	A	Sun	Golden		June	D
spathulifolium spinosum	A	HE	4 x 6	A	Sun	Cream		July	D
SEMPERVIVUM	Nothing is more charming and attractive than troughs and sinks devoted solely to members of this large race. These plants are ideal for the busy gardener, easy of culture, only requiring the minimum of soil and attention, in fact starvation not only restricts growth but improves the colour.Their 1 failing; that is their flowers are seldom beautiful, normally being carried on a stem which is out of proportion to the rest of the plant. Then the rosette dies after flowering, leaving a gap, so to remedy this Royton E. Heath , F.L.S., F.R.I.H. (N.Z.) always removes the flowering rosettes in early spring, then this gap is quickly filled by offsets. The flowers are ignored in the list, only coloration of foliage being given; the second colour given is that of the tips of the leaves.
allionii	B	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	Pale green, reddish		Spring	GC
andreanum	B	HE	2 x 8	A	Sun	Bright green, brown		Spring	GC
arachnoideum	B	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	Green, white		Spring	GC
arachnoideum glabrescens	B	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	Light green, white		Spring	GC
arachnoideum tomentosum	B	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	Green, white		Spring	GC
arenarium	B	HE	0.5 x 4	A	Sun	Green, red		Spring	GC
armenium	B	HE	2 x 8	A	Sun	Green, purple		Spring	GC
ballsii	B	HE	2 x 6	A	Sun	Bronze		Spring	GC
borissovae	B	HE	2 x 8	A	Sun	Deep green, brown		Spring	GC
calcaratum	B	HE	3 x 8	A	Sun	Deep brown, red		Spring	GC
cantabricum	B	HE	2 x 6	A	Sun	Deep green, brown		Spring	GC
caucasicum	B	HE	2 x 6	A	Sun	Green, brown		Spring	GC
ciliosum	B	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	Grey-green		Spring	GC
ciliosum borisii	B	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	Grey-green, white		Spring	GC
ciliosum 'Ali Botusch form'	B	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	Green, red		Spring	GC
ciliosum 'Mali Hat form'	B	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	Plum, red		Spring	GC
dolomiticum	B	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	Light green, red		Spring	GC
erythraeum	B	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	Green, red		Spring	GC
erythraeum Pirin form	B	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	Green		Spring	GC
giuseppii	B	HE	2 x 8	A	Sun	Light green, red		Spring	GC
globiferum	B	HE	2 x 8	A	Sun	Yellow, green		Spring	GC
grandiflorum	B	HE	2 x 8	A	Sun	Green, brown		Spring	GC
heuffelii	B	HE	2 x 8	A	Sun	Green, red		Spring	GC
hirtum	B	HE	1 x 8	A	Sun	Yellowish-green, red		Spring	GC
ingwersenii	B	HE	2 x 8	A	Sun	Green, brown		Spring	GC
kindingeri	B	HE	2 x 8	A	Sun	Light green, red		Spring	GC
kosaninii	B	HE	2 x 8	A	Sun	Deep green, brown		Spring	GC
'Koprivnik'	B	HE	2 x 6	A	Sun	Light green, brown		Spring	GC
leucanthum	B	HE	2 x 8	A	Sun	Pale green, brown		Spring	GC
macedonicum	B	HE	2 x 8	A	Sun	Green		Spring	GC
marmoreum	B	HE	2 x 8	A	Sun	Green, brown		Spring	GC
marmoreum brunneifolium	B	HE	2 x 8	A	Sun	Brown		Spring	GC
marmoreum rubrifolium	B	HE	2 x 8	A	Sun	Red, green		Spring	GC
marmoreum rubrifolium ornatum	B	HE	2 x 8	A	Sun	Rich red, green		Spring	GC
minus	B	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	Olive, brown		Spring	GC
minus glabrum	B	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	Green, bronze		Spring	GC
montanum	B	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	Dull green		Spring	GC
montanum burnatii	B	HE	2 x 6	A	Sun	Light green		Spring	GC
nevadense	B	HE	2 x 6	A	Sun	Red		Spring	GC
octopodes	B	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	Green, brown		Spring	GC
ossetiense	B	HE	2 x 6	A	Sun	Green, brown		Spring	GC
pittonii	B	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	Dull green, purple		Spring	GC
pumilum	B	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	Light green		Spring	GC
pumilum Elbruz form	B	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	Light green, red		Spring	GC
reginae-amaliae	B	HE	2 x 6	A	Sun	Dull green, purple		Spring	GC
soboliferum	B	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	Green, red		Spring	GC
tectorum	B	HE	2 x 8	A	Sun	Green, purple		Spring	GC
tectorum alpinum	B	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	Green, purple		Spring	GC
tectorum calcareum	B	HE	2 x 8	A	Sun	Green, brown		Spring	GC
tectorum 'Dr Giuseppi'	B	HE	2 x 8	A	Sun	Green, red		Spring	GC
thompsonianum	B	HE	1 x 6	A	Sun	Yellow, green, red		Spring	GC
x versicolor	B	HE	2 x 8	A	Sun	Green, purple		Spring	GC
wulfenii	B	HE	2 x 8	A	Sun	Green		Spring	GC
zelebori	B	HE	2 x 8	A	Sun	Green, brown		Spring	GC
	A last word on Sempervivums: buy only from a reputable source for the hybrids and seedlings are innumerable and their ease of propagation has assisted in spreading many worthless forms under names of true species.
SHORTIA
galacifolia	C	SSE	6 x 6	CN	S	White		April	D
Shortia uniflora	C	SSE	4 x 6	CN	S	Pink	......	April	D
uniflora grandiflora	C	SSE	4 x 6	CN	S	Pink		April	D
uniflora rosea	C	SSE	4 x 6	CN	S	Deep rose		April	A
SILENE
Silene acaulis	B	HE	2 x 6	A	Sun	Rose-pink	......	July	DS
acaulis alba	B	HE	2 x 6	A	Sun	White		May	DS
acaulis elongata	B	HE	2 x 6	A	Sun	Bright pink		May	DS
alpestris	A	HE	4 x 6	A	PS	White		May	S
alpestris flore pleno	A	HE	4 x 6	A	PS	White		May	D
keiskei	B	HP	3 x 4	A	Sun	Rose-pink		June	S
pusilla	B	HE	2 x 4	A	Sun	White		May	S
schafta	B	HE	4 x 6	A	Sun	Rose		August	S
SOLDANELLA
alpina	B	HE	3 x 6	B	Sun	Lavender-blue		March	DS
minima	B	HE	2 x 4	B	Sun	Lilac		March	DS
montana	B	HE	4 x 6	B	Sun	Lavender		March	DS
pindicola	B	HE	6 x 6	B	Sun	Lilac		April	DS
pusilla	B	HE	3 x 4	B	Sun	Pale pink		March	DS
SPIRAEA
bullata 'Nana'	A	SE	4 x 10	A	Sun	Deep rose		June	RC
STERNBERGIA
fischeriana	A	B	5 x 4	B	Sun	Yellow		February	D
lu tea	A	B	5 x 4	B	Sun	Yellow		September	D
SYNTHYRIS
rotundifolia	A	HE	4 x 6	B	Sun	Deep violet		February	D
stellata	A	HE	4 x 6	B	Sun	Pale violet		March	D


Slow but steady wins the race:- Comes from the moral of Aesop's fable about the hare and the tortoise, in which the hare brags to all the animals about how fast he is and challenges anyone who dares to race against him. The tortoise takes him on and the hare hares off. However, so contemptuous is he of the toitoise's slow pace that he lies down to have a nap and wakes to find that the tortoise, who has just plodded steadily along, has beaten him to the finishing line. Confucius wrote 'It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop'
You take the high road and I'll take the low road, and I'll be in Scotland afore ye. (from National Geographic's best photos for 2010!)
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Rock Plant Colour Wheel - Flowers Link Map

Click on Number in Colour Wheel or Black sections below:-

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Some abbreviations have been used in compiling the list of Rock Plants for small gardens in order to make it possible to provide all the required information at a glance in a condensed form.

Name

First is the name of the genus to which the plant belongs which is given in capitals. Under the generic name the names of the species and varieties are recorded.

Link to photos, cultivation details or mail-order business that sells it.

Link in *** to Rock Garden Colour Wheel Page with photo of the plant at bottom of page. Then, More Photos Page links to further photos / description in its Rock Plant Photos Gallery Page.

Suitability

Details of which container to grow the plant in:-

A. The plant can be grown in sinks, trough, pans or scree beds
B. The plant is best accommodated in a trough or sink.
C. Suitable for peat beds and raised beds (suitable for alpine rhododendrons)

Type

Abbreviated to:-

B for Bulb
H for Herb - any non-woody plant that is not a tree or shrub
HP for Herbaceous Perennial
S for Shrub
SS for Sub-shrub

followed by

E for Evergreen
D for Deciduous

Height and Spread

The approximate height is given first in inches, followed by the approximate spread, when mature. 1 inch (") = 25.4 millimetres (mm)

Soil

The figures A, B, C and D denote that the plant in question requires one of the following soil mixtures:-

A. Equal parts of loam, leafmould and sand. This is a suitable mixture for plants which require a light, open, porous soil with good drainage. A good mixture for troughs in a sheltered position in part shade. All bulbs and conifers do well in this medium.
B. Equal parts of loam, leafmould, peat and sand. This is more retentive of water but is well-drained and will grow all the plants in this Rock Plant List which are suitable for full sun, and it is ideal for woodland plants in part shade.
C. Four parts leafmould and one part each of loam and sand. A soil for growing dwarf rhododendrons and other ericaceous plants in the raised bed type of trough and peat beds.
D. Three parts Cornish silver sand and one part flaked leafmould. For all difficult and rare high alpines, including most of the cushion type. The trough containing this mixture is best situated in part shade.

which may be followed by

N for when a neutral pH medium is required.
L for when a limey pH medum is required.

Where no additional letter is given, the plant will thrive under either condition.

Position and Protection

The following terms and abbreviations used singly or in combination will minimize the risk of planting in an unsuitable spot:-

C --- This means that the plant will do well planted on its side in a crevice built up on the rocks for preference.
P --- This plant requires a pane of glass suspended over it in winter, generally from October to the end of March.
PS -- A part-shady spot or facing west with protection from the south by a shadow cast by either a rock or shrub.
SA -- Shady position either facing north or protected by a rock.
Sun - This means that the plant will require a normal amount of direct sunlight.
W --- The plant will do well planted in a vertical position in the side of a trough or scree frame.

Flower Colour, Nearest Colour Wheel - Flowers Colour and Months of Flowering

These 3 columns are self-explanatory;
for example, Orange June, means that

the flowers are orange (if the plant has a Plant Description Page in this website then the link from here will be to that Plant Description Page otherwise to a Plant Description found on the Internet),
orange3 in the Colour Wheel - Flowers is the nearest colour for the majority of the flower petal (either from a flower image in this website or an image found on the Internet), with link to the Colour Wheel - Flowers Colour and
the flowering month is June with link to the flower photo on the Internet.

A double entry such as
Orange August
Red October
means that the plant has orange flowers in August and red fruits or berries in October.

Propagation

A general idea to the best method of increasing the stock:-

C ---- Half-ripened wood at the end of July.
D ----- Division.
GC ---- Green Cuttings in late spring.
L ------ Layering.
Leaf C - The plant is best propagated by leaf cuttings.
RC ----- Fully ripened wood at the end of September.
Root C - The plant is best propagated by cutting the thick root thongs at the end of September.
S ------- The best method is by seed.

may be followed by

H - Where this letter is placed after any of the above abbreviations, it means that bottom heat is essential to obtain a fair percentage of strikes.
The omission of this letter does not mean that bottom heat cannot be employed; in fact, its use will certainly save an appreciable amount of time taken to increase the stock.

A combination of the above will denote that the plant can be increased by all the methods which those abbreviated letters stand for.

Propagation Seed Composts

"I am giving 3 types of composts which will be numbered 1, 2 and 3 so that they will not be confused with the potting mixtures. The number of the compost will be noted under the heading of propagation in the list of plants. These are not offered as the only types in which seedlings may be grown, but they have proved their worth over many years. As it will only be on rare occasions that a bushel of compost of any one of the seed mixtures will be required, I will give the size of the box which can be constructed easily to hold a quarter of a bushel, an amount more in keeping with the average amateur's need. The inside measurements of the box, which is best made of wood are 10 by 10 x 5.5 inches deep (25 by 25 x 13.25 cms). By doubling the depth a half bushel measure is available.

Compost 1
A mixture that has been found suitable for all the ordinary and easy types of alpine seed is the John Innes seed compost.
It can of course be mixed at home as required. Only the amount needed at the time should be made for its lasting qualities are strictly limited. All the following ingredients are mixed by bulk, not weight, and are best used dry after mixing, storing the compost for a day or 2 before use.

Take 2 parts of medium-heavy sterilised loam from a reliable source, full of rotted grass roots. The soil should be rubbed down between the hands into a light granular texture. All fibrous material must be retained and if large; cut into small pieces with scissors and mixed into the loam. On no account should the loam be sieved. This will spoil the texture of the finished compost and cause it to pack readily, a state of affairs to be avoided, for it is essential that the soil be open and granular in texture.
Add 1 part of sieved peat,
1 part of Cornish sand

and well mix the whole together dry. Afterwards to this is added

1.5 ounces of superphosphate of lime and
0.75 ounces of chalk

to each bushel of compost. If this mixture is to be used for plants which are lime haters, the chalk should be omitted.

Compost 2
The more difficult and rare plants need a light, open soil in which to germinate and the following has been tried and found suitable. Equal parts by bulk of medium heavy fibrous loam and leaf-mould. Both the loam and leaf-mould should be sterilised and then rubbed down to a fine granular texture. The particles are better if small, but should not be sieved. To this is added 2 parts of Cornish sand, after sieving through a 1/16 inch sieve (2 mm) as the larger particles are not needed.

Compost 3
Shade-loving dwarf rhododendrons and other ericaceous and woodland plants like a more spongy yet still open medium. This consists of equal parts leaf-mould, peat and Cornish sand. The leaf-mould must be sterilised and rubbed down fine, the peat and sand should be sieved though a 1/16 inch (2 mm) sieve, and the wole well mixed together.

Both composts 2 and 3 need a very fine sprinkling of superphosphate of lime, just under 0.5 ounce for a quarter of a bushel of mixture or to be more precise 3/8 of an ounce. The superphosphate is needed by the seedlings in their early growth. In fact it is essential as a plant food as soon as the seed starts to germinate, so it must be mixed with the composts, not applied afterwards. " from Collector's Alpines by Royton E. Heath published in 1964 by Collingridge Limited.

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List of Desirable Plants (from Vancouver Island Rock
and Alpine Garden Society)

Asterisks following entries in the list denote plants known to the author from local gardens. Double asterisks indicate species which have done particularly well in the author's rock garden which is located mostly on south-facing slopes. No, or only short-term experience is available for the unmarked species, but they are expected to perform well and should be tried wherever obtainable.

• Acantholimon, various spp. - still being tested; more information wanted*

• Achillea ageratifolia [= Anthemis aizoon] (Greece)**

• Achillea chrysocoma (Balkans, Asia Minor)**

• Achillea umbellata (Greece)

• Aethionema, all spp. (SE Europe, Asia Minor)**

• Allium flavum, A. moly, A. neapolitanum (S Europe)*

• Allium insubricum (Lago di Garda, L.d.Como, Italy)

• Allium moschatum (Mediterr.) white

• Allium narcissiflorum (SE Europe)

• Allium ostrovskianum (Central Asia)*

• Allium triquetrum (E Mediterranean), and many others

• Alyssum argenteum (SE Europe)

• Alyssum armenum (Turkey)

• Alyssum atlanticum (W Mediterranean, Morocco)

• Alyssum cuneifolium (Mediterr.) - very low cushions

• Alyssum doerfleri (Balkans)

• Alyssum lycaonicum (Turkey)

• Alyssum montanum (Mediterranean, Eurasia)*

• Alyssum olympicum (Greece)

• Alyssum saxatile (Europe and Balkans)*

• Alyssum serpyllifolium (W Mediterranean)

• Anacyclus depressus (N Africa)*

• Anagallis linifolia (S Europe to N Africa)**

• Androsace armeniaca var macrantha (Turkey) - monocarpic*

• Androsace villosa (Asia Minor) sun-loving, lime

• Andryala aghardii (S.Spain) silvery-leaved subshrub*

• Anemone appennina (S Europe)

• Anemone blanda, A. coronaria, A. fulgens, A. hortensis,
A. pavonina (all in Greece, Asia M)*

• Anthemis biebersteiniana (Asia Minor)

• Anthemis cretica and subspecies (Asia M.)*

• Aphyllanthes monspeliensis (S France)*

• Aquilegia discolor (Spain)**

• Arabis caucasica (SE Europe to Iran)*

• Arabis procurrens (SE Europe)*

• Arenaria balearica (Sardinia, Corsica, Balearic Islands)*

• Arenaria montana and form 'Grandiflora` (S Alps, Pyrenees)*

• Arenaria purpurascens (Spain)*

• Arenaria tetraquetra (Italy, Spain) sun-loving

• Armeria caespitosa (Pyrenees)**

• Asarina procumbens (Spain)*

• Asperula boissierii (Greece) - v. short, cushion-forming, pink-fl.

• Asperula gussonii (Sicilian mtns.) less compact than boissierii

• Asperula lilaciflora (Mediterranean)

• Asperula nitida (Greece, Turkey)*

• Asperula sintenisii (Turkey) glaucous

• Asperula suberosa (Greece, Bulgaria) white hairy - no winter wetness

• Asphodeline lutea, A. liburnica (Mediterr.)*

• Asphodeline taurica (Taurus M.) - inflorescence w. silvery bracts

• Asteriscus maritimus (Mediterr.) - subshrubby, tender*

• Astragalus angustifolius (Balkans, Asia Minor)

• Astragalus sempervirens (Pyrenees, S Alps, Balkans)

• Aubrieta, all spp. and cultivars (E Mediterranean)**

• Buxus sempervirens (Mediterranean, S Europe, W Asia),
only the dwarf form 'Suffruticosa`

• Campanula andrewsii (Peloponnese)

• Campanula arvatica (N. Spain) - only 5 cm

• Campanula elatines (NW Italy) hot cliffs

• Campanula fragilis (S. Italy) - like turbinata; coastal limestone rocks

• Campanula garganica (SE Italy, Greece)*

• Campanula isophylla (N. Italy)*

• Campanula oreades (E Greece) among rocks, crevices*

• Campanula portenschlagiana (Dalmatia).**

• Campanula poscharskyana (W Yugoslavia) stony places*

• Campanula rupicola (Greece, Mt.Parnassus) limestone cliffs

• Campanula saxatilis (Aegean Islands) limestone crevices*

• Catananche caespitosa (Atlas)

• Cerastium tomentosum (Italy) - may be invasive*

• Chionodoxa gigantea, C. luciliae (Asia Minor)*

• Chrysanthemum hosmariense (Atlas Mts.)**

• Chrysanthemum pallidum ssp. spathulifolium (SE Spain)

• Chrysanthemum radicans (SE Spain) soft yellow

• Chrysanthemum tomentosum (Corsica)

• Cistus: With age, some of the species are too expansive
for small rock gardens

• Cistus albanicus (Albania) white, low

• Cistus clusii (S Spain, S Italy) white, low

• Cistus ladaniferus [frost hardiness marginal] (W Mediterr.)*

• Cistus salviaefolius (Mediterranean)*

• Colchicum, all spp., except C. autumnale (Europe, Mediterranean,
to Central Asia)*

• Convolvulus boissieri (Spain to Greece) - lime

• Convolvulus cneorum (W Mediterr.) - small shrub**

• Convolvulus compactus (Turkey)

• Crepis incana (Greece)

• Crocus, the vast majority of all spp., except C. vernus and
some of its hybrids. (S Europe,

• Mediterranean, to C Asia)*

• Cyclamen, all hardy spp., except Cyclamen purpurascens
(Mediterranean to W Asia)*

• Cytisus ardoinii (SW Alps)

• Cytisus decumbens (S Europe)*

• Cytisus demissus (Greece)*

• Cytisus pulchellus (Albania)

• Daphne blagayana (SE Europe) creamy white, limestone

• Daphne collina (S Italy)

• Daphne jasminea (Greece, N Africa) evergreen,
wh.-fld., purplish buds, borderline

• Daphne oleoides (S Europe and Asia Minor)

• Daphne sericea (Crete) - similar to collina**

• Dianthus, the following and others, except
those from high elevations in Alps.

• Dianthus brevicaulis (Turkey) - lime*

• Dianthus deltoides (Europe, Asia)**

• Dianthus erinaceus (Asia Minor)

• Dianthus gratianopolitanus (Europe)**

• Dianthus haematocalyx and
ssp. pindicola (Yugoslavia to Greece)**

• Dianthus microlepis (Bulgaria) no lime

• Dianthus monspessulanus (S Europe)*

• Dianthus spiculifolius (Balkans, Carpathians)**

• Dictamnus albus (N Mediterr.) limestone

• Doronicum columnae (Alps to Asia Minor)*

• Draba acaulis (Turkey, Ala Dag)

• Draba bruniifolia (Asia Minor)**

• Draba dedeana (Spain) white-fl.*

• Draba elegans (Cilician Taurus)

• Draba hispanica (E and S Spain)

• Draba rigida (Armenia)*

• Draba rosularis (Turkey)*

• Echinospartium horridum (Spain, Portugal)

• Edraianthus dalmaticus (Dalmatia)*

• Edrainathus graminifolius (Italy and Greece)**

• Edraianthus dinaricus, E. pumilio**, E. serpyllifolius (Dalmatia)

• Epimedium perralderianum (Algeria) yellow*

• Eranthis cilicica (Asia Minor)*

• Eranthis hiemalis (S Europe)*

• Erinacea anthyllis (Spain and N Africa)*

• Erodium absinthoides (Asia Minor)

• Erodium cazorlanum (Spain)

• Erodium chamaedrioides (Majorca)

• Erodium corsicum (Corsica)*

• Erodium supracanum (Pyrenees) grey finely divided foliage

• Erysimum sp., known mistakenly
as E."kotschyanum" in local gardens - low**

• Erysimum wilczeckianum (N Africa) - low, large pale yellow flowers*

• Euphorbia capitulata (Greece) - lime*

• Euphorbia myrsinites (Mediterranean)**

• Fritillaria, virtually all old-world spp., except F. meleagris*

• Galanthus, all spp., except G. nivalis
(SE Europe to W Asia); G. elwesii most suitable.*

• Genista dalmatica (Balkans) low

• Genista lydia (Balkans, Asia Minor)*

• Genista hispanica (SW Europe) spiny, lower than radiata

• Gentiana: Most spp. demand summer moisture

• Gentiana dinarica, some acaulis-group hybrids
after the roots have reached depth*

• Gentiana olivieri (Turkey to Central Asia) summer-dormant

• Gentiana septemfida (Asia Minor) when well established*

• Geranium cazorlense (Spain) very low

• Geranium cinereum and forms (Spain to Caucasus)*

• Geranium dalmaticum (Dalmatia)**

• Geranium incanum (S Africa)

• Globularia cordifolia (Europe and N Mediterranean)**

• Globularia nudicaulis (Alps to Yugoslavia)*

• Gypsophila repens (Alps and N Mediterranean Mts.)*

• Gypsophila petraea (Carpathians)*

• Haberlea rhodopensis (Balkans) - some shade**

• Halimiocistus ingwersonii - generic hybrid - (Portugal)*

• Halimium lasianthum (Portugal, Spain)*

• Helianthemum appenninum (N Mediterranean to Asia Minor)*

• Helianthemum lunulatum (S Europe)*

• Helianthemum nummularium and
ssp. grandiflorum (Europe, Asia M.)

• Helichrysum frigidum (Corsica)

• Hypericum athoum (Greece)*

• Hypericum balearicum (Balearic Islands) - 50 cm shrub**

• Hypericum empetrifolium (Greece)**

• Hypericum olympicum, H. polyphyllum (Asia Minor)**

• Hypericum repens (Asia Minor)

• Iberis gibraltarica (Spain)

• Iberis saxatilis (S Europe)**

• Iberis sempervirens (S Europe to Asia Minor)**

• Iberis tauricum (Turkey)*

• Iris attica (Yugoslavia to Turkey)

• Iris lutescens [=chamaeiris] (W Spain and Portugal)**

• Iris melitta [=suaveolens] (Bulgaria to Turkey)**

• Iris pumila (Austria and E)**

• Iris reichenbachii (Balkans)

• Iris reticulata -section, most spp.*

• Leucojum autumnale (Portugal, N Africa)

• Leucojum roseum (Corsica, Sardinia)

• Leucojum trichophyllum (Spain, Portugal, N Africa)

• Lilium candidum (S Mediterranean) lime

• Lilium chalcedonicum ? (Greece)

• Lilium croceum (S Alps)

• Lilium pomponium (N Mediterranean)

• Linaria pallida (Italy)

• Linum campanulatum (Spain, Italy) yellow

• Linum capitatum (E Mediterr., S Europe) y.,
woody base, better than compactum*

• Linum "Gemmel's Hybrid", mound-forming

• Linum leucanthum (Greece) white; very short cushion

• Linum punctatum (C and E Mediterr) mat-forming, blue

• Linum suffruticosum (W Meditterr.) pale pink;
'Salsoloides` and 'Prostratum`

• Linum tauricum (Greece +?) yellow, v.delicate,
narrow lvs and branches, short

• Lithodora diffusa (S Europe)*

• Matricaria oreades (Asia Minor)

• Moltkia petraea (Greece)

• Moltkia suffruticosa (N Italy)

• Morina persica (Greece to Iran)

• Morisia monantha (Corsica, Sardinia)*

• Muscari, all spp. (S Europe, Mediterranean, Asia Minor)*

• Narcissus, all dwarf spp. (Portugal to N Africa)
and most others, except some derived from N.

• pseudonarcissus, N. cyclamineus, and N. jonquilla*

• Onosma albo-roseum (Turkey, Iraq, Syria)*

• Onosma frutescens (Greece)

• Onosma nanum (Turkey)

• Onosma polyphyllum (Crimea)

• Onosma stellulatum (W Yugoslavia)

• Onosma tauricum (SE Europe to Turkey)*

• Origanum amanum (Anatolia)

• Origanum dictamnus (E Mediterr.)

• Origanum scabrum v. pulchrum (S Greece)

• Ornithogalum nutans (SE Europe)**

• Ornithogalum sibthorpii (Balkan to Crete)

• Paeonia cambessedessii (Balearic Islands, Corsica)*

• Paeonia clusii (Crete) white, smallest

• Paeonia tenuifolia (SE Europe, Asia Minor)

• Paraquilegia grandiflora (from Afghanistan E)

• Pelargonium endlicherianum (Turkey)*

• Polygala chamaebuxus (Alps)*

• Polygala microphylla (W Spain, Portugal)

• Polygala nicaensis (S Europe to Russia)

• Polygala stocksiana (Turkey to Transcaucasia)

• Primula fedtschenkoi (C Asia) summer-dormant

• Primula juliae (SE Caucasus)*

• Primula kaufmanniana (C Asia) summer-dormant

• Primula palinurii (S Italy) summer-dormant

• Primula vulgaris (W and S Europe, to Asia Minor, Armenia)**

• Primula vulgaris var. rubra [= P. abchasica] (E Mediterranean)

• Primula vulgaris ssp. sibthorpii (Balkans)*

• Prunus prostrata (Mediterranean)

• Pterocephalus parnassii (Greece)**

• Pterocephalus pinardii (Turkey)*

• Pterocephalus spathulatus (SE Spain)

• Ptilotrichum purpureum(SE Spain)

• Ptilotrichum spinosum (N Spain)**

• Puschkinia hyacinthoides, P. libanotica (Asia Minor)*

• Ramonda myconii (Pyrenees) [Note: Ramondas need shade]*

• Ramonda nathaliae (Macedonia, Albania)

• Ranunculus abnormis (Spain, Portugal) yellow

• Ranunculus calandrinioides (N Africa)**

• Ranunculus gramineus (Mediterranean)**

• Ranunculus kochii (from Turkey S and E) ficaria-type

• Ranunculus millefoliatus (Mediterr)

• Ranunculus millefolius (from Turkey S)

• Ranunculus parnassifolius (Pyrenees)

• Ranunculus rupestris (W Mediterr)

• Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus` (Mediterranean)*

• Rosularia aizoon, R. pallida , others (Asia Minor)*

• Salvia albimaculata (Turkey)

• Salvia blepharochlaena (Turkey)

• Salvia caespitosa (Turkey)*

• Salvia eriophora (Turkey)

• Santolina chamaecyparissus 'Corsica`,
also known as S. incana nana (Mediterranean)*

• Saponaria caespitosa (Spain)*

• Saponaria ocymoides (SW Europe)**

• Saponaria x olivana [infertile cross S. caespitosa x S. pumilio]**

• Saponaria pulvinaris (Asia Minor)

• Saponaria pumilio (SE Europe to Lebanon)

• Satureja croatica (Balkans)

• Satureja montana (Mediterranean to S Russia)*

• Saxifraga canaliculata (Spain)*

• Saxifraga lingulata [=callosa] var. australis (Italy)*

• Saxifraga lingulata var. catalaunica (Spain)

• Saxifraga longifolia (E Spain)

• Saxifraga trifurcata (N Spain)

• Scabiosa graminifolia (Pyrenees to Dalmatia)*

• Scilla hispanica (Spain, Portugal)*

• Scilla sibirica (Balkans, Asia M., to S Russia)*

• Scutellaria orientalis (Balkans,
Asia Minor) [needs scree conditions]*

• Sedum acre (N Africa to N Asia)*

• Sedum album (N Africa to N Asia)**

• Sedum atlanticum (Atlas)

• Sedum brevifolium (Spain)

• Sedum caeruleum (Corsica to N Africa)

• Sedum dasyphyllum (Europe, N Africa)*

• Sedum gypsicolum (Spain to Atlas)

• Sedum idaeum (Crete)

• Sedum jaccardianum (Atlas)

• Sedum laconicum (Greece)

• Sedum lagascae (Iberia)

• Sedum magellense (Mediterr)

• Sedum sediforme (S Europe, N Africa, Asia Minor)

• Sedum sempervivoides (Turkey)

• Sedum tenuifolium (Mediterr)

• Sedum tristriatum (Greece)

• Sedum urvillei (Balkans)

• Sempervivum, all spp. (Mediterranean,
S Europe, Asia Minor)*

• Silene boryi (S Spain)

• Silene caryophylloides (Turkey)

• Silene parnassica (E Mediterr.)

• Silene pindicola (N Greece)

• Silene schafta (E Caucasus, N Iran)**

• Silene vallesiaca (S France to Greece)

• Stachys amanica (Turkey)

• Stachys candida (Greece)

• Stachys chrysantha (Greece)

• Stachys citrina (Turkey)

• Stachys lavandulifolia (Turkey, Iran, Iraq)

• Stachys spruneri (SE Greece)

• Sternbergia clusiana, S. lutea (Mediterranean)*

• Tanacetum pallidum (Spain)

• Tanacetum pulverulentum (N Spain, Portugal)

• Teucrium aroanicum (Greece)

• Teucrium pyrenaicum (Pyrenees, W France)*

• Teucrium polium aureum (Turkey)**

• Thalictrum orientale (Greece, Asia Minor)

• Thalictrum tuberosum (Spain) as above

• Thlaspi nevadense (Spain)

• Thlaspi sintenisii (Turkey)

• Thlaspi stylosum (Appenines)

• Thymus caespititius (Portugal)

• Thymus capitatus (Portugal) small shrub

• Thymus cilicicus (Asia Minor)

• Thymus longiflorus (Spain)

• Tulipa (Mediterranean to Central Asia): Almost
all species tulips are ideal for our conditions.

• Recommended are: T. bakeri**, T. batalinii**,
T. chrysantha, T. clusiana, T. humilis**, T.

• linifolia**, T. pulchella, T. saxatilis**,
T. sprengeri, T. tarda**, T. urumiensis.**

• Verbascum acaule (S Greece)

• Verbascum arcturus (Crete)

• Verbascum dumulosum (Asia Minor) and hybrid 'Letitia`**

• Verbascum pestalozzae (Turkey)

• Veronica armena, V. cinerea (Asia Minor)

• Veronica bombycina (Turkey)

• Veronica caespitosa (Lebanon, Turkey)

• Veronica pontica (Balkans)

• Veronica prostrata (Europe, Asia Minor, Siberia)*

• Veronica saturejoides (Dalmatia)*

• Veronica whittallii (Asia Minor)**

• Viola bertolonii and ssp. corsica (Italy, Balkans)*

• Viola cazorlensis (S Spain) shrubby, beautiful

• Viola crassiuscula (S Spain)

• Viola doerfleri (Yugoslavia)

• Viola eugeniae (Italy)

• Viola eximia (Balkans)

• Viola graeca (Greece, Italy)

• Viola gracilis (Balkans, Asia Minor)*

There are other pages on Plants which bloom in each month of the year in this website:-

12 Bloom Colours per Month Index
Plants Blue, Orange, Red, Yellow, White, Other Colours which lead on to other pages
Colour Wheel - All Flowers per Month 12
Bedding
Bulb
Climber
Deciduous Shrub
Deciduous Tree
Evergreen Perennial
Evergreen Shrub
Evergreen Tree
Herbaceous Perennial
Rhododendron
Rose
Wild Flower

Plants for Cut Flowers in
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Climber 3 sector Vertical Plant System with flowers in
Jan,
Feb,
Mar,
Apr,
May 1, 2
Jun,
Jul,
Aug,
Sep,
Oct,
Nov,
Dec

Indoor Bulbs for
December
January
February
Indoor Bulbs for
March
April
May
Indoor
Bulbs for
June
July
August
Indoor Bulbs for
September
October
November
Plant Bloom
Dec-Jan
Feb-Mar
Plant Bloom
Apr-May
Jun-Aug
Plant Bloom
Sep-Oct
Nov-Dec

THE 2 EUREKA EFFECT PAGES FOR UNDERSTANDING SOIL AND HOW PLANTS INTERACT WITH IT OUT OF 15,000:-

THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE 2 QUARTZ GRAIN SIBLINGS, and
HOW ROOTS OF PLANTS ARE IN CONTROL IN THE SOIL
before continuing in this website.

Explanation of Structure of this Website with User Guidelines Page for those photo galleries with Photos (of either ones I have taken myself or others which have been loaned only for use on this website from external sources)

when I do not have my own or ones from mail-order nursery photos , then from March 2016, if you want to start from the uppermost design levels through to your choice of cultivated and wildflower plants to change your Plant Selection Process then use the following galleries:-

Create and input all plants known by Amateur Gardening inserted into their Sanders' Encyclopaedia from their edition published in 1960 (originally published by them in 1895) into these
- Stage 1 - Garden Style Index Gallery,
  then
- Stage 2 - Infill Plants Index Gallery being the only gallery from these 7 with photos (from Wikimedia Commons) ,
  then
- Stage 3 - All Plants Index Gallery with each plant species in its own Plant Type Page followed by choice from Stage 4a, 4b, 4c and/or 4d REMEMBERING THE CONSTRAINTS ON THE SELECTION FROM THE CHOICES MADE IN STAGES 1 AND 2
- Stage 4a - 12 Bloom Colours per Month Index Gallery,
- Stage 4b - 12 Foliage Colours per Month Index Gallery with
- Stage 4c - Cultivation, Position, Use Index Gallery and
- Stage 4d - Shape, Form Index Gallery
- Unfortunately, if you want to have 100's of choices on selection of plants from 1000's of 1200 pixels wide by up to 16,300 pixels in length webpages, which you can jump to from almost any of the pages in these 7 galleries above, you have to put up with those links to those choices being on
  - the left topic menu table,
  - the header of the middle data table and on
  - the page/index menu table on the right of every page of those galleries.

I hope that you find that the information in this website is useful to you:-

I like reading and that is shown by the index in my Library, where I provide lists of books to take you between designing, maintaining or building a garden and the hierarchy of books on plants taking you from

the coffee-table book where different blue primrose cultivars occur in the prose on pages 17, 90 and 202,
to ones where there is a table of primrose cultivars with blue flowers on a single page,
to what plants to associate with those blue primroses and
companion plants for them.

There are these systems for choosing plants as shown in

Plants topic
Garden Style Index Gallery
Colour Wheel of All Flowers 53 flower colours
Colour Wheel of All Flowers per Month 53 flower colours
Flower Shape
This All Bee-Pollinated Flowers gallery compares 13 flower colour photos per month for many plants from the other Galleries, by clicking on the 1 in the relevant Flower per month Colour in the Colour Wheel down on the right,
the Bee-pollinated Index Gallery provides the tabular index of another 264 plants with the relevant colour in that respective month:-
- 51 ANNUALS
- 2 ANNUAL - VEGETABLE
- 4 AQUATIC PLANTS
- 11 BIENNIALS
- 21 BULBS, CORMS, OR RHIZOMES
- 4 CLIMBERS
- 31 DECIDUOUS SHRUBS
- 26 DECIDUOUS TREES
- 9 EVERGREEN PERENNIALS
- 22 EVERGREEN SHRUBS
- 2 EVERGREEN TREES
- 2 GRASSES which cause hayfever
- 4 SEMI-EVERGREEN SHRUBS
- 66 HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS
- 9 PERENNIAL HERBS

82 rock garden plants (with photos) suitable for small garden areas; split into:-

2 ALLIUM and ANEMONE Bulbs

3 BULBS - Spring Catalogue. For planting in February/ May

2 BULBS - Late Summer Catalogue. For planting in July/ September

7 BULBS - Autumn Catalogue. For planting in September/ November

2 Bulbs - Winter Catalogue. For planting in November/ March

35 COLCHICUM AND CROCUS BULBS.

0 DECIDUOUS SHRUBS

30 EVERGREEN PERENNIALS

1 EVERGREEN SHRUBS

0 HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS

0 ROSES

in the Rock Plant Flowers Gallery.
All the remaining rock garden plants detailed in the Rock Garden Plant Index pages in the Rock Plant Flowers are waiting to receive photos, before they can be added to the 1 of the 52 Rockgarden Colour Wheel - Flowers Pages and then the above list.

I am taking photos of rock garden plants suitable for small gardens and if they do not have their own Plant Description Page in this website, then each photo of each plant will be located at the bottom of the relevant 1 of 52 Rockgarden Flower Colour Wheel pages. Usually a link in *** to that page of 35 will be included in the Name field of the respective Index Page, for:-

15 BULBS, CORMS and TUBERS

4 EVERGREEN SUBSHRUBS

7 EVERGREEN PERENNIALS

2 EVERGREEN SHRUBS

7 HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS

Then a link using More Photos Page links to the Rock Plant Photos Gallery for each of the above 35 Rock Garden Plants

ROCK GARDEN PLANTS IN COLOUR WHEEL GALLERY PAGES

Site Map for Direct Link to Plant Description Page from their Petal Colour being nearest Colour to Colour in a Colour Wheel Page

Introduction

Small size plant in Flower Colours

Miniature size plant in Flower Colours

Small Size plant flower in Month

Miniature Size plant flower in Month

FLOWERING IN MONTH
including those from the Camera Photo Galleries as detailed in row 3 of the Topic Table on the left.
Click on the centre of each thumbnail in the following flower colour month pages to transfer to the description of that plant in a Camera Photo Gallery Page:-
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Dark Tone or Shades
(Colours mixed with Black)
Mid-Tone
(Colours mixed with Grey)
Pure Hue
(the Primary, Secondary or Tertiary Colour named)
Pastel
(Colours mixed with White)

ROCK GARDEN PLANT INDEX
(o)Rock Plant: A
(o)Rock Plant: B
(o)Rock Plant: C
(o)Rock Plant: D
(o)Rock Plant: E
(o)Rock Plant: F
(o)Rock Plant: G
(o)Rock Plant: H
(o)Rock Plant: I
(o)Rock Plant: J
(o)Rock Plant: K
(o)Rock Plant: L
(o)Rock Plant: M
(o)Rock Plant: NO
(o)Rock Plant: PQ
(o)Rock Plant: R
(o)Rock Plant: S
(o)Rock Plant: T
(o)Rock Plant: UVWXYZ

LISTS OF PLANTS SUITABLE FOR VARIOUS SITUATIONS AND PURPOSES:-

THE ROCK GARDEN -

Rock plants for Sunny Sites.

Rock plants for Shady Sites.

Early Bloom in the Rock Garden.

Summer Bloom in the Rock Garden.

Late Bloom in the Rock Garden.

Rock plants of Creeping and Trailing Habit.

Rock plants with Evergreen Foliage.

Rock Plants with Silvery or Variegated Foliage.

Rock plants needing the protection of Sheet of Glass in Winter.

Rock plants which hate Lime.

Lime Lovers.

Peat Lovers.

THE WALL GARDEN -

Plants for sunny sites in the Wall Garden.

Plants for Shady Sites in the Wall Garden.

Plants for a Dry Site on a Wall.

Plants for a Moderately Dry Site on a Wall.

Plants for a Moist Site on a Wall.

Plants for Positions on Top of Walls.

Plants to Hang Down from the Upper Parts of a Wall.

Website Structure Explanation and User Guidelines

DETAILS OF PLANTS IN LISTS FOR THE ROCK, WALL, PAVED, WATER AND BOG GARDENS

Some Good Rock Plants
with Some Plants that Thrive on the Moraine
and
Saxifraga

Plants for the Alpine House

Plants for the Miniature Rock Garden
with Some Bulbs and Tubers for the Rock Garden,
Some Bulbs for the Alpine House and
Bulbs and Tubers suitable for Naturalizing in Grass

Shrubs for the Rock Garden
with Rounded, Pyramidal, and Erect Growth. Then, Heath-like Lime Haters and last is Trailers and Prostrate Shrubs. Next Table has Gentiana for the Rock Garden followed by Pinks (Dianthus) for the Rock Garden

Moisture-loving Trees and Shrubs for Bog or Water Garden
with Conifers (Dwarf) and Ornamental Grasses for the Rock or Marsh Garden

Ferns

Plants for Wall Garden
with Plants for the Paved Garden

Plants for the Water Garden

Plants for the Bog Garden
with Alpine Primulas for the Rock Garden,
Alpine Primulas for the Bog Garden and
Campanulas for the Rock Garden

The Moraine or Scree Garden - Many of the alpines will not prosper in the ordinary rock garden. They require that the natural conditions under which they live in the wild state shall be copied as nearly as possible in the rock garden. The plants to which we refer grow on mountain slopes covered with loose stones, where the melting of the snow during summer provides them with plenty of ice-cold water and where a blanket of snow protects them during the winter. The conditions we must endeavour to reproduce are, therefore: adequate moisture for the roots in summer while the plants are growing, but at the same time good drainage:
and secondly, protection from damp in the winter. The moraine is intended to provide these requirements, and can be made quite cheaply anywhere in the rock garden. Plants requiring very diverse kinds of soil may thus, with great effect, be grown in close proximity.

Making the Moraine
An ideal and natural position for the moraine would be in the sun at the lower end of a miniature valley between 2 rocky spurs, the gorge gradually expanding into a flat bed of scree with occasional boulders strewn over it. The extent of the moraine will vary in proportion to the size of the whole rock garden. If the latter is large, the moraine may cover an area of many square yards (square metres); on the other hand, it may be nothing more than a small, well-drained pocket or crevice filled with moraine mixture in which a single specimen is grown.
To construct the moraine, dig out about 30 inches (75cms) of the soil and make the bottom of the basin or trench slope slightly towards the front: the slope must not be too steep or the moraine will become over-dry in summer. The lower 10 inches (25cms) must be made water-tight by means of puddling with clay or by means of cement. Make an outlet in front, which when closed keeps about 10 inches (25 cms) of water, but not more, in the lowest parts of the basin, while when the outlet is open no water can remain in the basin. Now cover the bottom of the trench with about 10 inches (25 cms) of rubble, stones, or any material that will afford good drainage. Above this place another 6 inches (15 cms) or so of smaller stones roughly 2 inches (5 cms) in diameter; these will fill the gaps between the larger stones and prevent the small grit above from sinking through and blocking the drainage. The hollow is then filled up with a mixture of stone chips and gravel. Over this again is thrown a covering, an inch or so (2.5 cm) in thickness, formed of a mixture of equal parts of ordinary garden soil, leaf mould, and small stone chips similar to those used in frosty weather for sprinkling on wood-paved roads. Limestone or sandstone chips are excellent and easily obtained; flint chips should not be used, as they do not conserve moisture. Place a few boulders in the moraine to break up the surface and to give the plants some protection. A natural trickle of water may be led into the top of the moraine, or each day sufficient moisture may be given from a watering-can to cause an overflow from the outlet at the bottom. From November to May, when no additional moisture is needed in the moraine, the outlet should be left open.
The overflow from the moraine may be led into a small pool, which will add great charm to the rock garden, and is easy to construct while the garden is being made. In it may be grown rushes and small water plants, while the overflow from it will provide an excellent situation for bog plants or for any alpines loving plenty of moisture. When planting, the gardener should remember the conditions under which each plant lives in its native state, and should set it in the rock garden accordingly. Many plants that have proved failures in the rock garden proper will, on transplantation to the moraine, flourish.
The inhabitants of the moraine are not so rampant as many alpines grown in the rock garden proper, but for all that, the more vigorous should be kept in check. A light top-dressing of equal parts of loam, leaf-mould, and stone chips will be required in spring and again in early autumn.

Protection of Plants in Winter
Plants whose leaves are covered with fluff or down are, when in their natural haunts, usually protected from damp during the winter by a coat of snow. When they are grown out of doors in England, they must, therefore, be given a covering of glass during the winter months: that is, from the middle of October to the beginning of March. When the plant is a small one nestling in a crevice between the rocks, it is often possible to cover it with a sheet of glass resting on the surrounding rocks; but when this cannot be done, 4 pieces of stiff galvanized wire should be inserted firmly in the ground and bent over at the top to hold the glass plate securely in position over the plant. If the weather is especially severe or the plant very delicate, 4 additional pieces of glass may be set in the soil and supported by the wires so as to form 4 walls protecting the plant. Sufficient space between the glass roof and the tops of the 4 walls should be left for adequate ventilation (but not enough to admit the rain or snow) or the plants will be liable to damp-off. Hand-lights and bell-glasses may also be used, but in all cases adequate ventilation should be provided. The frost will often raise the plants from the soil, especially those planted the previous autumn. In spring, therefore, each plant should be carefully scrutinized, and, if necessary, gently pressed down into the soil. Dead leaves must be removed from around the plants, and a top-dressing of fine, sandy loam and leaf-mould should be sifted round and close up to the crowns.

Topic - Over 1060 links in this table to a topic in a topic folder or page within that folder of this website
Case Studies
...Drive Foundations
Ryegrass and turf kills plants within Roadstone and in Topsoil due to it starving and dehydrating them.
CEDAdrive creates stable drive surface and drains rain into your ground, rather than onto the public road.
8 problems caused by building house on clay or with house-wall attached to clay.
Pre-building work on polluted soil.

Companion Planting
A ,B ,C ,D ,E ,
F ,G ,H ,I ,J ,K ,
L ,M ,N ,O ,P ,Q ,
R ,S ,T ,U ,V ,W ,
X, Y, Z
...Pest Control
...using Plants to provide a Companion Plant to aid your selected plant or deter its pests

Garden
Construction
with ground drains
Garden Design
...How to Use the Colour Wheel Concepts for Selection of Flowers, Foliage and Flower Shape
...RHS Mixed
Borders
......Bedding Plants
......Her Perennials
......Other Plants
......Camera photos of Plant supports
Garden
Maintenance
Glossary with a tomato teaching cauliflowers
Home
Library of over 1000 books
Offbeat Glossary with DuLally Bird in its flower clock.

Plants
...in Chalk
(Alkaline) Soil
......A-F1, A-F2,
......A-F3, G-L, M-R,
......M-R Roses, S-Z
...in Heavy
Clay Soil
......A-F, G-L, M-R,
......S-Z
...in Lime-Free
(Acid) Soil
......A-F, G-L, M-R,
......S-Z
...in Light
Sand Soil
......A-F, G-L, M-R,
......S-Z.
...Poisonous Plants.
...Extra Plant Pages
with its 6 Plant Selection Levels

Soil
...Interaction between 2 Quartz Sand Grains to make soil
...How roots of plants are in control in the soil
...Without replacing Soil Nutrients, the soil will break up to only clay, sand or silt
...Subsidence caused by water in Clay
...Use water ring for trees/shrubs for first 2 years.

Tool Shed with 3 kneeling pads
Useful Data with benefits of Seaweed

Topic -
Plant Photo Galleries
with Plant Botanical Index of all plants detailed in this website
...A, B, C, D, E,
...F, G, H, I, J, K,
...L, M, N, O, P, Q,
...R, S, T, U, V, W,
...X, Y, Z

If the plant type below has flowers, then the first gallery will include the flower thumbnail in each month of 1 of 6 or 7 flower colour comparison pages of each plant in its subsidiary galleries, as a low-level Plant Selection Process
Aquatic
Bamboo
Bedding
...by Flower Shape

Bulb Index
A1, 2, 3, B, C1, 2,
D, E, F, G, Glad,
H, I, J, K, L1, 2,
M, N, O, P, Q, R,
S, T, U, V, W, XYZ
...Allium/ Anemone
...Autumn
...Colchicum/ Crocus
...Dahlia
...Gladiolus with its 40 Flower Colours
......European A-E
......European F-M
......European N-Z
......European Non-classified
......American A,
B, C, D, E, F, G,
H, I, J, K, L, M,
N, O, P, Q, R, S,
T, U, V, W, XYZ
......American Non-classified
......Australia - empty
......India
......Lithuania
...Hippeastrum/ Lily
...Late Summer
...Narcissus
...Spring
...Tulip
...Winter
...Each of the above ...Bulb Galleries has its own set of Flower Colour Pages
...Flower Shape
...Bulb Form
...Bulb Use
...Bulb in Soil

Further details on bulbs from the Infill Galleries:-
Hardy Bulbs
...Aconitum
...Allium
...Alstroemeria
...Anemone
...Amaryllis
...Anthericum
...Antholyzas
...Apios
...Arisaema
...Arum
...Asphodeline
...Asphodelus
...Belamcanda
...Bloomeria
...Brodiaea
...Bulbocodium
...Calochorti
...Cyclobothrias
...Camassia
...Colchicum
...Convallaria  ...Forcing Lily of the Valley
...Corydalis
...Crinum
...Crosmia
...Montbretia
...Crocus
...Cyclamen
...Dicentra
...Dierama
...Eranthis
...Eremurus
...Erythrnium
...Eucomis
...Fritillaria
...Funkia
...Galanthus
...Galtonia
...Gladiolus
...Hemerocallis
...Hyacinth
...Hyacinths in Pots
...Scilla
...Puschkinia
...Chionodoxa
...Chionoscilla
...Muscari
...Iris
...Kniphofia
...Lapeyrousia
...Leucojum
...Lilium
...Lilium in Pots
...Malvastrum
...Merendera
...Milla
...Narcissus
...Narcissi in Pots
...Ornithogalum
...Oxalis
...Paeonia
...Ranunculus
...Romulea
...Sanguinaria
...Sternbergia
...Schizostylis
...Tecophilaea
...Trillium
...Tulip
...Zephyranthus
Half-Hardy Bulbs
...Acidanthera
...Albuca
...Alstroemeri
...Andro-stephium
...Bassers
...Boussing-aultias
...Bravoas
...Cypellas
...Dahlias
...Galaxis,
...Geissorhizas
...Hesperanthas
...Gladioli
...Ixias
...Sparaxises
...Babianas
...Morphixias
...Tritonias
...Ixiolirions
...Moraeas
...Ornithogalums
...Oxalises
...Phaedra-nassas
...Pancratiums
...Tigridias
...Zephyranthes
...Cooperias
Uses of Bulbs:-
...for Bedding
...in Windowboxes
...in Border
...naturalized in Grass
...in Bulb Frame
...in Woodland Garden
...in Rock Garden
...in Bowls
...in Alpine House
...Bulbs in Greenhouse or Stove:-
...Achimenes
...Alocasias
...Amorpho-phalluses
...Arisaemas
...Arums
...Begonias
...Bomareas
...Caladiums
...Clivias
...Colocasias
...Crinums
...Cyclamens
...Cyrtanthuses
...Eucharises
...Urceocharis
...Eurycles
...Freesias
...Gloxinias
...Haemanthus
...Hippeastrums
...Lachenalias
...Nerines
...Lycorises
...Pencratiums
...Hymenocallises
...Richardias
...Sprekelias
...Tuberoses
...Vallotas
...Watsonias
...Zephyranthes
...Plant Bedding in
......Spring
......Summer
...Bulb houseplants flowering inside House during:-
......January
......February
......March
......April
......May
......June
......July
......August
......September
......October
......November
......December
...Bulbs and other types of plant flowering during:-
......Dec-Jan
......Feb-Mar
......Apr-May
......Jun-Aug
......Sep-Oct
......Nov-Dec
...Selection of the smaller and choicer plants for the Smallest of Gardens with plant flowering during the same 6 periods as in the previous selection

Climber in
3 Sector Vertical Plant System
...Clematis
...Climbers
Conifer
Deciduous Shrub
...Shrubs - Decid
Deciduous Tree
...Trees - Decid
Evergreen Perennial
...P-Evergreen A-L
...P-Evergreen M-Z
...A,B,C,D,E,F,G,
...H,I,J,K,L,M,N,
...O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,
...V,W,X,Y,Z
...Flower Shape
Evergreen Shrub
...Shrubs - Evergreen
...Heather Shrub
...Heather Index
......Andromeda
......Bruckenthalia
......Calluna
......Daboecia
......Erica: Carnea
......Erica: Cinerea
......Erica: Others
Evergreen Tree
...Trees - Evergreen
Fern
Grass
Hedging
Herbaceous
Perennial
...A1,2,B,C,D,E,F,G,
...H,I,J,K,L,M,N,
...O,P1,2,Q,R,S,T,U,
...V,W,XYZ,
...Diascia Photo Album,
...UK Peony Index
...P -Herbaceous
...Peony
...Flower Shape
...RHS Wisley
......Mixed Border
......Other Borders
Herb
Odds and Sods
Rhododendron

Rose
...RHS Wisley A-F
...RHS Wisley G-R
...RHS Wisley S-Z
...Rose Use - page links in row 6. Rose, RHS Wisley and Other Roses rose indices on each Rose Use page
...Other Roses A-F
...Other Roses G-R
...Other Roses S-Z
Pruning Methods
Photo Index R 1, 2, 3
Peter Beales Roses
RV Roger Roses

Soft Fruit
Top Fruit
...Apple
...Cherry
...Pear
Vegetable
Wild Flower and
Butterfly page links are in next row

Topic -
UK Butterfly:-
...Egg, Caterpillar, Chrysalis and Butterfly Usage
of Plants.
...Plant Usage by
Egg, Caterpillar, Chrysalis and Butterfly.

Both native wildflowers and cultivated plants, with these
...Flower Shape,
...Uses in USA,
...Uses in UK and
...Flo Cols / month are used by Butter-flies native in UK

Wild Flower with its wildflower flower colour page, space,
data page(s).
...Blue Site Map.
Scented Flower, Foliage, Root.
Story of their Common Names.
Use of Plant with Flowers.
Use for Non-Flowering Plants.
Edible Plant Parts.
Flower Legend.
Flowering plants of Chalk and
Limestone 1, 2.
Flowering plants of Acid Soil 1.
...Brown Botanical Names.
Food for
Butterfly/Moth.
...Cream Common Names.
Coastal and Dunes.
Sandy Shores and Dunes.
...Green Broad-leaved Woods.
...Mauve Grassland - Acid, Neutral, Chalk.
...Multi-Cols Heaths and Moors.
...Orange Hedge-rows and Verges.
...Pink A-G Lakes, Canals and Rivers.
...Pink H-Z Marshes, Fens, Bogs.
...Purple Old Buildings and Walls.
...Red Pinewoods.
...White A-D
Saltmarshes.
Shingle Beaches, Rocks and Cliff Tops.
...White E-P Other.
...White Q-Z Number of Petals.
...Yellow A-G
Pollinator.
...Yellow H-Z
Poisonous Parts.
...Shrub/Tree River Banks and other Freshwater Margins. and together with cultivated plants in
Colour Wheel.

You know its
name:-
a-h, i-p, q-z,
Botanical Names, or Common Names,
habitat:-
on Acid Soil,
on Calcareous
(Chalk) Soil,
on Marine Soil,
on Neutral Soil,
is a Fern,
is a Grass,
is a Rush,
is a Sedge, or
is Poisonous.

Each plant in each WILD FLOWER FAMILY PAGE will have a link to:-
1) its created Plant Description Page in its Common Name column, then external sites:-
2) to purchase the plant or seed in its Botanical Name column,
3) to see photos in its Flowering Months column and
4) to read habitat details in its Habitat Column.
Adder's Tongue
Amaranth
Arrow-Grass
Arum
Balsam
Bamboo
Barberry
Bedstraw
Beech
Bellflower
Bindweed
Birch
Birds-Nest
Birthwort
Bogbean
Bog Myrtle
Borage
Box
Broomrape
Buckthorn
Buddleia
Bur-reed
Buttercup
Butterwort
Cornel (Dogwood)
Crowberry
Crucifer (Cabbage/Mustard) 1
Crucifer (Cabbage/Mustard) 2
Cypress
Daffodil
Daisy
Daisy Cudweeds
Daisy Chamomiles
Daisy Thistle
Daisy Catsears Daisy Hawkweeds
Daisy Hawksbeards
Daphne
Diapensia
Dock Bistorts
Dock Sorrels
Clubmoss
Duckweed
Eel-Grass
Elm
Filmy Fern
Horsetail
Polypody
Quillwort
Royal Fern
Figwort - Mulleins
Figwort - Speedwells
Flax
Flowering-Rush
Frog-bit
Fumitory
Gentian
Geranium
Glassworts
Gooseberry
Goosefoot
Grass 1
Grass 2
Grass 3
Grass Soft
Bromes 1
Grass Soft
Bromes 2
Grass Soft
Bromes 3
Hazel
Heath
Hemp
Herb-Paris
Holly
Honeysuckle
Horned-Pondweed
Hornwort
Iris
Ivy
Jacobs Ladder
Lily
Lily Garlic
Lime
Lobelia
Loosestrife
Mallow
Maple
Mares-tail
Marsh Pennywort
Melon (Gourd/Cucumber)
Mesem-bryanthemum
Mignonette
Milkwort
Mistletoe
Moschatel
Naiad
Nettle
Nightshade
Oleaster
Olive
Orchid 1
Orchid 2
Orchid 3
Orchid 4
Parnassus-Grass
Peaflower
Peaflower
Clover 1
Peaflower
Clover 2
Peaflower
Clover 3
Peaflower Vetches/Peas
Peony
Periwinkle
Pillwort
Pine
Pink 1
Pink 2
Pipewort
Pitcher-Plant
Plantain
Pondweed
Poppy
Primrose
Purslane
Rannock Rush
Reedmace
Rockrose
Rose 1
Rose 2
Rose 3
Rose 4
Rush
Rush Woodrushes
Saint Johns Wort
Saltmarsh Grasses
Sandalwood
Saxifrage
Seaheath
Sea Lavender
Sedge Rush-like
Sedges Carex 1
Sedges Carex 2
Sedges Carex 3
Sedges Carex 4
Spindle-Tree
Spurge
Stonecrop
Sundew
Tamarisk
Tassel Pondweed
Teasel
Thyme 1
Thyme 2
Umbellifer 1
Umbellifer 2
Valerian
Verbena
Violet
Water Fern
Waterlily
Water Milfoil
Water Plantain
W ater Starwort
Waterwort
Willow
Willow-Herb
Wintergreen
Wood-Sorrel
Yam
Yew

Topic -
The following is a complete hierarchical Plant Selection Process
dependent on the Garden Style chosen
Garden Style
...Infill Plants
...12 Bloom Colours per Month Index
...12 Foliage Colours per Month Index
...All Plants Index
...Cultivation, Position, Use Index
...Shape, Form
Index

Topic -
Flower/Foliage Colour Wheel Galleries with number of colours as a high-level Plant Selection Process

All Flowers 53 with
...Use of Plant and
Flower Shape - page links in bottom row

All Foliage 53
instead of redundant
...(All Foliage 212)

All Flowers
per Month 12

Bee instead of wind pollinated plants for hay-fever sufferers
All Bee-Pollinated Flowers
per Month 12
...Index

Rock Garden and Alpine Flowers
Rock Plant Flowers 53 INDEX
A, B, C, D, E, F,
G, H, I, J, K, L,
M, NO, PQ, R, S,
T, UVWXYZ
...Rock Plant Photos

Flower Colour Wheel without photos, but with links to photos
12 Bloom Colours
per Month Index
...All Plants Index

Topic -
Use of Plant in your Plant Selection Process

Plant Colour Wheel Uses
with
1. Perfect general use soil is composed of 8.3% lime, 16.6% humus, 25% clay and 50% sand, and
2. Why you are continually losing the SOIL STRUCTURE so your soil - will revert to clay, chalk, sand or silt.
Uses of Plant and Flower Shape:-
...Foliage Only
...Other than Green Foliage
...Trees in Lawn
...Trees in Small Gardens
...Wildflower Garden
...Attract Bird
...Attract Butterfly
1, 2
...Climber on House Wall
...Climber not on House Wall
...Climber in Tree
...Rabbit-Resistant
...Woodland
...Pollution Barrier
...Part Shade
...Full Shade
...Single Flower provides Pollen for Bees
1, 2, 3
...Ground-Cover
<60cm
60-180cm
>180cm
...Hedge
...Wind-swept
...Covering Banks
...Patio Pot
...Edging Borders
...Back of Border
...Poisonous
...Adjacent to Water
...Bog Garden
...Tolerant of Poor Soil
...Winter-Flowering
...Fragrant
...Not Fragrant
...Exhibition
...Standard Plant is 'Ball on Stick'
...Upright Branches or Sword-shaped leaves
...Plant to Prevent Entry to Human or Animal
...Coastal Conditions
...Tolerant on North-facing Wall
...Cut Flower
...Potted Veg Outdoors
...Potted Veg Indoors
...Thornless
...Raised Bed Outdoors Veg
...Grow in Alkaline Soil A-F, G-L, M-R,
S-Z
...Grow in Acidic Soil
...Grow in Any Soil
...Grow in Rock Garden
...Grow Bulbs Indoors

Uses of Bedding
...Bedding Out
...Filling In
...Screen-ing
...Pots and Troughs
...Window Boxes
...Hanging Baskets
...Spring Bedding
...Summer Bedding
...Winter Bedding
...Foliage instead of Flower
...Coleus Bedding Photos for use in Public Domain 1

Uses of Bulb
...Other than Only Green Foliage
...Bedding or Mass Planting
...Ground-Cover
...Cut-Flower
...Tolerant of Shade
...In Woodland Areas
...Under-plant
...Tolerant of Poor Soil
...Covering Banks
...In Water
...Beside Stream or Water Garden
...Coastal Conditions
...Edging Borders
...Back of Border or Back-ground Plant
...Fragrant Flowers
...Not Fragrant Flowers
...Indoor
House-plant
...Grow in a Patio Pot
...Grow in an Alpine Trough
...Grow in an Alpine House
...Grow in Rock Garden
...Speciman Plant
...Into Native Plant Garden
...Naturalize in Grass
...Grow in Hanging Basket
...Grow in Window-box
...Grow in Green-house
...Grow in Scree
...Naturalized Plant Area
...Grow in Cottage Garden
...Attracts Butterflies
...Attracts Bees
...Resistant to Wildlife
...Bulb in Soil:-
......Chalk
......Clay
......Sand
......Lime-Free (Acid)
......Peat

Uses of Rose
Rose Index
...Bedding 1, 2
...Climber /Pillar
...Cut-Flower 1, 2
...Exhibition, Speciman
...Ground-Cover
...Grow In A Container 1, 2
...Hedge 1, 2
...Climber in Tree
...Woodland
...Edging Borders
...Tolerant of Poor Soil 1, 2
...Tolerant of Shade
...Back of Border
...Adjacent to Water
...Page for rose use as ARCH ROSE, PERGOLA ROSE, COASTAL CONDITIONS ROSE, WALL ROSE, STANDARD ROSE, COVERING BANKS or THORNLESS ROSES.
...FRAGRANT ROSES
...NOT FRAGRANT ROSES

Topic -
Camera Photo Galleries showing all 4000 x 3000 pixels of each photo on your screen that you can then click and drag it to your desktop as part of a Plant Selection Process:-

RHS Garden at Wisley
Plant Supports -
When supporting plants in a bed, it is found that not only do those plants grow upwards, but also they expand their roots and footpad sideways each year. Pages
1, 2, 3, 8, 11,
12, 13,
Plants 4, 7, 10,
Bedding Plants 5,
Plant Supports for Unknown Plants 5,
Clematis Climbers 6,
the RHS does not appear to either follow it's own pruning advice or advice from The Pruning of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers by George E. Brown.
ISBN 0-571-11084-3 with the plants in Pages 1-7 of this folder. You can see from looking at both these resources as to whether the pruning carried out on the remainder of the plants in Pages 7-15 was correct.
Narcissus (Daffodil) 9,
Phlox Plant Supports 14, 15

Coleus Bedding Foliage Trial - Pages
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
21, 22, 23, 24, 25,
26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
31, 32, Index

National Trust Garden at Sissinghurst Castle
Plant Supports -
Pages for Gallery 1
with Plant Supports
1, 5, 10
Plants
2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9,
11, 12
Recommended Rose Pruning Methods 13
Pages for Gallery 2
with Plant Supports
2,
Plants 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Dry Garden of
RHS Garden at
Hyde Hall
Plants - Pages
without Plant Supports
Plants 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Nursery of
Peter Beales Roses
Display Garden
Roses Pages
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12, 13

Nursery of
RV Roger
Roses - Pages
A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,
A6,A7,A8,A9,A10,
A11,A12,A13,A14,
B15,
B16,B17,B18,B19,
B20,
B21,B22,B23,B24,
B25,
B26,B27,B28,B29,
B30,
C31,C32,C33,C34,
C35,
C36,C37,C38,C39,
C40,
C41,CD2,D43,D44,
D45,
D46,D47,D48,D49,
E50,
E51,E52,F53,F54,
F55,
F56,F57,G58,G59,
H60,
H61,I62,K63,L64,
M65,
M66,N67,P68,P69,
P70,
R71,R72,S73,S74,
T75,
V76,Z77, 78,

Damage by Plants in Chilham Village - Pages
1, 2, 3, 4

Pavements of Funchal, Madeira
Damage to Trees - Pages
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12, 13
for trees 1-54,
14, 15,
16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
21, 22, 23, 24, 25,
for trees 55-95,
26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
31, 32, 33, 34, 35,
36, 37,
for trees 95-133,
38, 39, 40,
41, 42, 43, 44, 45,
for trees 133-166

Chris Garnons-Williams
Work Done - Pages
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12, 13

Identity of Plants
Label Problems - Pages
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11

Ron and Christine Foord - 1036 photos only inserted so far - Garden Flowers - Start Page of each Gallery
AB1 ,AN14,BA27,
CH40,CR52,DR63,
FR74,GE85,HE96,

Plant with Photo Index of Ivydene Gardens - 1187
A 1, 2, Photos - 43
B 1, Photos - 13
C 1, Photos - 35
D 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
Photos - 411
with Plants causing damage to buildings in Chilham Village and Damage to Trees in Pavements of Funchal
E 1, Photos - 21
F 1, Photos - 1
G 1, Photos - 5
H 1, Photos - 21
I 1, Photos - 8
J 1, Photos - 1
K 1, Photos - 1
L 1, Photos - 85
with Label Problems
M 1, Photos - 9
N 1, Photos - 12
O 1, Photos - 5
P 1, Photos - 54
Q 1, Photos -
R 1, 2, 3,
Photos - 229
S 1, Photos - 111
T 1, Photos - 13
U 1, Photos - 5
V 1, Photos - 4
W 1, Photos - 100
with Work Done by Chris Garnons-Williams
X 1 Photos -
Y 1, Photos -
Z 1 Photos -
Articles/Items in Ivydene Gardens - 88
Flower Colour, Num of Petals, Shape and
Plant Use of:-
Rock Garden
within linked page

Topic -
Fragrant Plants as a Plant Selection Process for your sense of smell:-
Sense of Fragrance from Roy Genders

Fragrant Plants:-
Trees and Shrubs with Scented Flowers
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Shrubs bearing Scented Flowers for an Acid Soil
1, 2, 3, 4
Shrubs bearing Scented Flowers for a
Chalky or Limestone Soil
1, 2, 3, 4
Shrubs bearing Scented leaves for a
Sandy Soil
1, 2, 3
Herbaceous Plants with Scented Flowers
1, 2, 3
Annual and Biennial Plants with Scented Flowers or Leaves
1, 2
Bulbs and Corms with Scented Flowers
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Scented Plants of Climbing and Trailing Habit
1, 2, 3
Winter-flowering Plants with Scented Flowers
1, 2
Night-scented Flowering Plants
1, 2

Topic -
Website User Guidelines

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Ivydene Gardens Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Gallery:Rock Garden Plant Index: S

Ivydene Gardens Rock Garden Plants Suitable for Small Gardens in Colour Wheel Gallery:
Rock Garden Plant Index: S